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Week 24
Part 24
● -TTARA : another Conditional form
● Example Sentences
● Useful Words
-eba is used to say "if" something were to happen. You would use it in sentences
like:
taberu - taber
nusumu - nusum
korosu - koros
I'll explain that last sentence a bit. shinitai is the "want to" form of shinu, "to
die". shinitaku nai is simply the -ku nai form. If you recall from our previous
study of adjectives, adding -ku nai reverses the meaning.
Any verb in the -tai or -taku nai form will do. For adjectives, you can only use
"normal" adjectives that end in -i.
tabetai
tabetaku nai
shiroi
osoi
tabetakattara
tabetaku nakattara
shirokattara
osokattara
And you're done! Here are the meanings of the phrases that you just built:
Here are a few exceptions, that are used ALL the time!
X suru = X shitara (if X is done)
X ga kuru = X ga kitara (if X comes)
X ga aru = X ga attara (if X is there)
X desu = X dattara (if it is X)
X ni naru = X ni nattara (if it becomes X)
Example Sentences
Since you need to see -TTARA in action, this week's Example Sentences will
feature -TTARA.
Useful Words
Nouns
heiwa - peace
saitei - the worst, the pits
Verbs
karakau - to tease
kau - to win